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How Notion Built a Product Without a Category
In this episode of Startup Stories, Lucas and Luna explore how Notion created a new software category by blending notes, wikis, and databases into a single flexible tool. They trace Notion's journey from a failed first version to a $10 billion valuation, focusing on the key insight: instead of choosing between simplicity and power, Notion gave users modular blocks that could be anything. They discuss the company's bootstrap origins, the near-death experience after the App Store launch, and how founder Ivan Zhao's obsession with Legos and Unix philosophy shaped the product…
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